noun
- a unit of measurement equal to one trillionth (10^-12) of a mole, used in chemistry and biochemistry to measure extremely small amounts of substances
Usage: scientific; chemistry
Examples
- The enzyme activity was measured in picomoles per minute.
- DNA concentrations were expressed in picomoles per microliter.
- The assay can detect as little as 50 picomoles of the target protein.
- Researchers found 2.3 picomoles of the hormone in the blood sample.
- The reaction consumed 15 picomoles of ATP.
- Cellular uptake was quantified in picomoles per million cells.